The Shadow Of A Hero
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In a world where society has grown disillusioned with professional heroes, Izuku secretly works as a vigilante known only as "Shinra" a symbol of the heroism that exists beneath the surface of an oppressive system. When he was younger, after hero society failed his mother, he had a revelation: the hero society is corrupt, but there are still people who need saving.
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Occurrence
When tragedy strikes and Izuku is left motherless, he runs away from home hoping to find a safe haven. He bumps into the pro hero Eraserhead believes he is safe only to find out years later that his past is trying to catch up with him. Will he be able to escape? Or will he be chained down by his shadows? * Art Work used for the cover isn't mine, I found it on Pinterest.* *Original idea and characters by Kohei Horikoshi*Complete
The Broken Hero, Jashi
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Before my heart gives out (My hero academia)
Everything he loved, became everything he lost. Izuku Midoriya learned just how precious life truly was at a young age. He decides to take matters into his own hands by making sure his mother's death wasn't in vain. he's left to become a vigilante. or story where izuku's mom dies in a car crash and izuku is left blind and sick. He decides that if he cant be a hero, he'll be a vigilante This is the story of how Izuku became the greatest hero this world has ever known. It doesn't have to be legal though. Story inspired by daredevil~Complete
●~Not All There Anymore~● |BEING REWRITTEN|
Izuku Midoriya is a good kid. A great kid, in fact. He's saved two little kids from big time villains, defeated Hero Killer Stain, and survived two villain attacks in only his first year at UA, the top hero school in the country. You wouldn't expect him to have three part-time jobs, an impossibly sick mother, and to live in a dingy gang infested neighborhood, working himself to the bone just for dinner. You wouldn't expect him to make money by doing street performances with a break dancing group, or winning bets with the many gangs in the neighborhood. You certainly wouldn't expect the hero-in-training to commit petty theft to provide for the four other poor families that live on his street. But it's all true. He lives in a poor neighborhood where no one has a decent job and there isn't a single hero, not even an underground one. The kids there have only been to the city once or twice, and none of them have parents. One girl does, and was left there willingly. They regularly have to fight off the vermin trying to take their food, and consider a single dollar a fortune. This is Izuku's home. and, if his teacher doesn't find out what's going on soon and save him, it may be his deathbed. I mean, is it really his fault a piece of the ceiling crashed onto his legs and completely shattered them? Disclaimer: I do not own Boku No Hero Academia. All characters belong to Kohei Horikoshi, I own nothing but the plot and mentioned OC'S. NOW COMPLETED. Started- 10/23/2020 Completed- 02/28/2021Complete
Vigilante, Not Villain (Completed)
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With his dreams shattered and his future seeming to be lost, Izuku Midoriya runs. He ran away from police custody before they even knew what to do with him and lived off the streets. He didn't know what to do. His mother dead and his source of stability gone, he looses his will to anything but keep fighting. Most people would turn to villainy after this, always searching with vengeance and an anger that could never be tamed. But Izuku isn't most people. He couldn't bring himself to hurt people so he decided he'd be a hero, just not by title. His heart has always longed to save those in need, after all. But he still has a goal in mind, and he'll do whatever it takes to achieve it. Or; Everyone is stupid + Vigilante Deku (The cover art is my own, don't repost)
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